ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,442,943, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to CANON ELECTRON TUBES & DEVICES Co. LTD. (Otawara, Japan).
"Radiation detector" was invented by Takashi Izumi (Nasushiobara, Japan) and Hiroshi Aida (Meguro, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "According to one embodiment, a radiation detector includes a photoelectric conversion substrate having a detection area and a non-detection area, a scintillator layer, a frame-shaped sealant, a cover, and a moisture absorbing layer. A light transmittance of the moisture absorbing layer is changed by changing an amount of moisture in the moisture absorbing layer. The moisture absorbing layer covers the en...